The mascot name is the Red Raider and the colors are maroon & gray.

One of its earliest homes was a small brick building on Middlesex Street owned by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.

[6] In 1922, a large new building was built along Kirk Street to French Street and in the 1980s another building was built on the opposite side of the Merrimack Canal with connecting walkways over the canal.

In 2020, the City of Lowell began a massive redevelopment of the campus.

Additions included the complete renovation of the Main and French Street buildings, the demolition of the existing 80's-era gymnasium, the construction of a new gym and five-story academic building intended for freshman use connected to the main campus, and other upgrades.